Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches

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Combined with The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and the story of Daud is exactly what Dishonored’s DLC needed to be – a fun side-story with an interesting character that adds to the main story but doesn’t take anything away.

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That aside, this DLC sends the game out in style. It’s more of the same, where ‘the same’ refers to quality rather than rehashed content – an honourable end, by even the Outsider’s ambiguous standards.

Combined with The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and the story of Daud is exactly what Dishonored’s DLC needed to be – a fun side-story with an interesting character that adds to the main story but doesn’t take anything away.

If you enjoyed the original game, this DLC (and its predecessor) is a worthy addition to the mythos. The six DLC missions in both packs are probably about half the length of the nine in the proper game, and approaching them together offers a fairly...

The Brigmore Witches doesn’t break much new ground, but the stealth-or-slaughter gameplay is as compelling as ever, as is exploring each new playground. Daud also grows into his role, with a clearer sense of purpose and momentum that helps drive the story forward. While the final confrontation with Corvo is a little disappointing...

Few inhabitants of Dishonored's world are brazen enough to think of taking on the notorious assassin Daud, and even fewer are cunning and powerful enough to take the fight to his doorstep. We know that Corvo Attano did so in the main game, but in the...

And, in contrast to the main Dishonored storyline, at last there's a clear, frightening and powerful antagonist. Larger and more intricate than The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches emerges as one of the finest examples of how to not only expand a blockbuster video game, but also of how to enrich and deepen one.

At the end of the DLC (without spoiling anything) I had all of my expectations sufficiently exceeded. Brigmore Witches isn't just the best that Dishonored has to offer, it may very well be one of the best pieces of DLC that I've ever played in a game. With enough new content to keep you engaged, stunning story revelations that...

Not only does it do a great job of concluding Daud’s story but, when taken as a whole, it competes closely with that of the main campaign. When it comes to the design and visual elements, The Brigmore Witches may come out slightly ahead. Great DLC shouldn’t feel like an afterthought and this one feels like anything but.

And when you create a world like Dunwall, which is so different from our own in very fundamental ways, that depth, that glimpse of a bigger picture -- presented outside of collectible texts, preferably – can make the full package that much richer.

The Brigmore Witches DLC offers quality content that you’ve come to expect from Dishonored and Arkane Studios. It never tries to shy away from the atmosphere that it’s already created for itself but adds to that, expanding the city of Dunwall and deepening the lore behind it all. Given that this is the final DLC for Dishonored, it’s a great...

The Brigmore Witches concludes Daud's quest line with an immersive, well-made and interesting second act. Dishonored fans won't want to miss out on what is a very solid expansion to one of 2012's best games.

Brigmore Witches shows how developers can really get expansion content right, making the extra expense worth it and increasing the value of the experience delivered from the original title. There’s no reason not to play Brigmore (and, of course, The Knife of Dunwall) if you like Dishonored.